MANSFIELD – Rashaune Ramsey's victim didn't speak at his sentencing Friday, but her words still made an impact.

The 31-year-old sat facing the wall instead of facing Ramsey, who raped her in March.

Ramsey, 34, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. He was convicted earlier this month of six counts, including rape and two counts of kidnapping. He also was found guilty of a sexually violent predator specification for the rape, as well as sexually violent predator and sexual motivation specifications for one of the kidnapping counts.

Ramsey was found not guilty of sexually violent predator and sexual motivation specifications for the second kidnapping count.

His other convictions were for possession of heroin, possession of cocaine and failure of a sexually oriented offender to notify of change of address.

In Friday's hearing, defense attorney Josh Brown said new evidence had come to his attention that would prompt him to file for a new trial.

Outside of court, Brown said he could not disclose the new evidence.

"It's not over yet," he said.

The rape victim was brought up from the Richland County Jail for the hearing. Jeanne Pitzer, victim advocate for the Richland County Prosecutor's Office, read her lengthy letter.

In her statement, the 31-year-old said she wrote letters to her parents and her children, fearing "something bad" was going to happen to her.

"The things that you've done are sick, unspeakable and very horrible to think about," she wrote in her victim impact statement.

She said the thoughts are with her every day. The woman also explained why she stepped up.

"Somebody had to put a stop to your reign of terror," the 31-year-old wrote. "Unfortunately, that somebody had to be me."

The woman said Ramsey was "twistedly" excited and cold when talking about his misdeeds.

"I have seen the horror, fear and disbelief of your many victims, mostly women," she wrote. "I can hear them screaming, begging for you to stop or to call your guys off."

The FBI is investigating Ramsey for a possible drug conspiracy and human trafficking. An agent testified there could be 30 victims of sexual or physical assaults.

The victim in this case said she could hear bones breaking. She wrote she wanted to be clean, but accused Ramsey of not letting her walk away.

"I went through the misery of detox four times, just to be dragged back," the woman wrote. "I was a drug addict when I met you. You turned me into a full-blown dope fiend.

"There was no getting away from you."

The woman said she doesn't have to look over her shoulder in jail, but fears future contact.

"I know that this isn't over," she wrote. "I'd be stupid to think it was."

The woman wrote she hopes Ramsey's judgment day comes after he dies in prison.

Ramsey, who showed no emotion throughout his trial, briefly addressed the court.

"With all due respect to the court, everything is overwhelming," he said. "The only thing I know is I didn't do anything."

Assistant Prosecutor Dan Benoit said Ramsey did quite a lot after getting released from prison for a 1998 rape conviction in Cuyahoga County.

"What he sought here was opportunity," Benoit said. "He came here to sell drugs, to have a personal empire."

Benoit lobbied for a life sentence.

In handing down the sentence, Common Pleas Judge Brent Robinson said the crimes were worse because a child was living in the house "while all this was going on."

Robinson called Ramsey a great danger to the public and a high risk to re-offend. The judge also declared Ramsey at Tier III sex offender, meaning he will have to register with the county sheriff wherever he lives every 90 days for the rest of his life.

Ramsey looked back at his somber loved ones as he was led back to jail.